The American Whig Party (roughly from 1834-1856) The Whig Party, in the United States, was for most of its history concerned with promoting internal improvements, such as roads, canals, railroads, deepening of rivers, etc. This was of interest to many Westerners in this period, isolated as they were and in need of markets. Abraham Lincoln was a Whig for most of this period.
Go join VA in the alumafoil section of FR. 120 posted by tpaine
And, Mr. TP, a brief dictionary or encyclopedia reference is entirely inadequate to the task of sorting out the parties by moral principles.
Hello? -- Did I say it was? -- YOU claimed they were comparable. You can't back up your BS.
It's because the Libertarian Party doesn't have any that you would even think to do so.
-- Dozens of entire FR threads are composed of arguments on libertarian principles. You deny reality.
End of story!
And, an end to your credibility.
It is from that point that you no longer have any moral principles that can withstand the slightest challenge because, in the end, it will always get back to the question of defending the innocent.
Since ancient times this has been considered a fair test of the legitimacy and utility of any regime of any kind anywhere - and the Libertarians failed the test, as did the Democrats, and as did the Whigs before them.
So you guys can post all the Libertarain cant you wish, but absent a sound first principle, it is meaningless noise.